May 09, 2025 | 11 Iyyar 5785
Each time Eitan Goldmeer tosses his axe during a competition, it is in commemoration of lives lost and dozens who are still being held hostage by Hamas in the protracted conflict in Gaza. That is because his custom axe is emblazoned with the date October 7, 2023, the words, “Bring Them Home” and a yellow […]
WASHINGTON — Alexander Schmelzling, Brody Weiss and Caitlin Reindl, students at Nicolet High School in Glendale, are 2025 third-prize prize winners in C-SPAN’s 21st annual StudentCam competition and will receive $750 for a documentary video about gun violence in Milwaukee. The video is called “Shots Fired.” C-SPAN also recognizes Katherine Romenesko, an educator at the […]
Milwaukee Jewish Federation has created a new community security service, called the Wisconsin Jewish Security Network. Launched in recent weeks, the Wisconsin Jewish Security Network is projected to grow from its current roster of about 15 full-time, armed security officers, to at least 30 over the next 18 months. The immediate roster of 15 is […]
The White House press office The White House issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2025. COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM IN THE UNITED STATES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to Combat Anti-Semitism. Expanding on his Executive Order 13899, President Trump’s new Order takes forceful and unprecedented steps to marshal all Federal resources to […]
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued a statement — with signatories from throughout the Jewish world, including major Reform and Conservative organizations — expressing “deep alarm over recent attacks on democratic norms.” This statement was issued Feb. 7, by the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, and the […]
Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is on the line, again, in a highly contested race slated for Tuesday, April 1. The vote will decide the court’s ideological balance for the second time in two years, according to NBC News. The electoral contest has attracted millions in related political donations, according to media reports. In […]
Daniel Bauman and Alex Brower won a packed primary on Feb. 18 for the Milwaukee Common Council seat vacated by Jonathan Brostoff, who died by suicide in November. After beating out six other candidates, Bauman and Brower will go head-to-head on April 1 for the District 3 seat. The winner will hold the seat until […]
They were dreaming of America. They came so close. “There are clients who we were expecting to receive – we were informed that they were in route. And we’re hearing from community members too, of folks who were enroute to the airport, or maybe had already started some of their travel, meaning that they were […]
MILWAUKEE – Rabbi Joel Alter stepped to the podium and asked six questions: “Are we celebrating? Are we joyful? Are we grateful? Are we furious? Are we frustrated? Are we grieving?” Murmurs from the audience answered the six questions: “Yes.” Alter agreed. It’s “yes,” he said, “to all of them.” Speakers approached the podium with […]
Did you know that the hostages are not exclusively Israeli? As is often the case regarding the Middle East, not everyone knows the nuance. In January, Israel and Hamas reached a tenuous hostages-for-ceasefire deal, with hopes for a staggered release of people held since the attacks of Oct. 7, 2023. As of Chronicle press time, […]
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